The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, wants citizens to resist any attempt to cause disharmony and disaffection ahead of the upcoming general elections.

In a Statement, the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh urges Nigerians to see the elections as a time of peaceful transition of leadership and not war.

” Consequently, there’s need for all and sundry to put away religious and ethnic bigotry and allow the will of God to prevail.”

The CAN President also advises the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,to ensure that this election is seamless, credible, violence-free and acceptable by all as it expected the commission to had perfected it plans for the Polls.

” the Commission has no excuse to fail. Four years is enough for it to have perfected the process and eliminated the glitches that featured in past polls”.

The Statement calls on the authorities to beef up security, especially in communities vulnerable to attacks and ensure that no citizen is disenfranchised owing to precarious security situation in parts of the country.

While charging the security agencies to be unbiased and remain neutral during the forthcoming general elections.

The CAN President urges all the political parties and candidates seeking elective positions during the forthcoming general elections to accept the results of the polls in good faith in the interest of Nigerians and the unity of the country.

On scarcity of Naira notes, Archbishop Okoh appeals to President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to mitigate the hardship encountering by Nigerians while stresses the need for all the faithful in the country not to relent in praying for the good of the nation saying prayer is the most potent instrument of warfare at present disposal.

“Let us remind ourselves that the economic, political and security situations in the country do not give joy to anyone, but keep our hopes alive at this time.” He added.